LAUNDRY/CLEANING
Optical Brightening Agent—DECOBS™
(to replace TAED)
Synonyms
Sodium 4-(2-decanoyloxyethoxycarbonyloxy) benzenenesulfonate (abbrev. DECOBS) or Decanoic acid, 2-[[(4-sulfophenoxy)carbonyl]oxy]ethyl ester, sodium salt
Chemical Formula
C19H27NaO8S
Assay
69-86%
pH (1% solution)
69-86%
Appearance
69-86%
Moisture
3.0% max
Bulk Density (g/cm3)
0.6-0.96 (25°C)
Specific Gravity, g/mL
0.55±0.05
CAS-No
720697-37-0
Application
DECOBS, an excellent low temperature bleach activator and fatty acid-type anionic surfactant, is widely used as bleach activator of peroxide in cleaning products, which significantly enhances the detergency of laundry powder by activating peroxide. Additionally, DECOBS shows very good bleaching performance when applied in textile industry, paper making industry and bleaching system of other field textile.